salary
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After two years in the role, she wants to find a new job with a higher salary and more room for career growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
In June 2023, the state legislature passed a law that banned non-compete agreements for nearly all employees regardless of salary.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The owners’ proposal for a salary cap is the central issue in negotiations just now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"We are almost left without any means of livelihood, because we don't receive a salary anywhere ... we are self-employed," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
They wanted him to exercise such qualities on the people, so that they might double their salary and give vent to their avarice and cruelty.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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A large chunk of the defense budget goes toward paying the salaries of service members.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Though salaries remain the most important factor driving consumption, the equity market’s wealth effect is becoming increasingly influential, doubling its impact on spending since 1990.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Player salaries are capped, but ownership’s resources matter much in terms of creating a competitive infrastructure of coaches, basketball operations, medical and scouting staffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The artificial-intelligence boom has pushed the bruising race for housing into overdrive—a lack of supply is colliding with sky-high AI salaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
With the British gone, there would be good things for everyone: "white" salaries long denied Nigerians, promotions, top jobs.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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